Intergalactic stars

The far-away star system takes the official name WHL0137-LS, but the astronomers who found it nicknamed it “Earendel”

Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.

Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.